xx, 412 pages : 24 cm

"Cognitive therapy of the personality disorders has continued to advance since the initial publication of this landmark work. Now Aaron T. Beck and his distinguished colleagues present an extensively rewritten and updated second edition, incorporating over a decade's worth of significant theoretical, clinical, and empirical gains. In one volume, the authors offer both a comprehensive overview of scientific knowledge and a detailed guide to individualized intervention. Practitioners gain essential tools for effectively managing their most complex, challenging cases - and providing real help to patients who once might have been considered untreatable." "Timely and authoritative, this indispensable volume belongs on the desks of clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, counselors, and other mental health practitioners, as well as students and residents in these fields. It will serve as a core text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses and in psychiatric residency programs."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-391) and index

Overview of cognitive therapy of personality disorders -- Theory of personality disorders -- Assessment of personality disorders -- General principles and specialized techniques -- Cognitive therapy relationship with personality-disordered patients -- Paranoid personality disorder -- Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders -- Antisocial personality disorder -- Borderline personality disorder -- Histrionic personality disorder -- Narcissistic personality disorder -- Dependent personality disorder -- Avoidant personality disorder -- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder -- Passive-aggressive personality disorder (negativistic personality disorder) -- Synthesis and prospects for the future

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